KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Nepal's first national elections since the abolition of the 239-year-old monarchy will be held on November 19, the government said on Thursday, raising hopes for stability in the Himalayan nation that has lurched from one crisis to another.
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KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Nepal risks more bloodshed in the future if a planned panel set up to investigate crimes committed during a decade-long civil war is given the power to offer amnesty, a senior official from the UN human rights agency said on Friday.
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KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Ringed by an endless stream of pilgrims at an ancient temple in Kathmandu, Hindu holy man Mahant Ramnaresh Giri sat naked and puffed on a pipe filled with cannabis, his body smeared with ash as he took part in Nepal's biggest annual religious event.
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KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Nepal's Maoist party has for the first time laid down the condition on which its prime minister would resign, paving the way for an end to a political deadlock with opposition parties that has paralyzed one of the world's poorest countries.
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A devotee offers prayer in front of the Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu July 31, 2013. Listed in the world heritage site by UNISCO, the Boudhanath Stupa is considered one of the holiest places for Buddhists. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar (NEPAL - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY)